Who we are
Our website address is: https://thepolygon.gr.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. Thepolygon.gr owns the copyright to all media content, including but not limited to text, images, videos, and audio files, displayed on this website https://thepolygon.gr.
Usage Rights:
- Viewing: You may view, but NOT download or print website content for your personal, non-commercial use.
- Sharing: You are permitted to share content on social media platforms, provided that you attribute the content to thepolygon.gr and include a link back to the original source on https://thepolygon.gr.
- Modification: You may not modify, adapt, or create derivative works from any media content without the explicit written permission of thepolygon.gr
- Commercial Use: Commercial use of any media content on this website without our consent is strictly prohibited without prior written consent from thepolygon.gr
Attribution:
When sharing or using our media content, you must provide clear and proper attribution to thepolygon.gr. For example, “Image/Video/Audio by The Polygon – https://thepolygon.gr.”
Exceptions:
Certain media content on this website may be subject to third-party copyrights or other licenses. In such cases, the respective rights and permissions will be clearly indicated, and you must comply with those terms.
Enforcement:
Thepolygon.gr reserves the right to enforce its copyright to the fullest extent allowed by law. Unauthorized use or reproduction of our media content may result in legal action.
Contact:
If you have questions or seek permission for specific uses of our media content, please contact us.
Effective Date:
This Media Copyright Notice is effective as of 01/01/2004, and any changes will be posted on this page.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.